The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1899, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, * BATILE OVER THE SWEIGERT ESTATE Heirs Object to the Ad- ministrator. —— SAID TO HAVE MISUSED FUNDS LR ALLEGATIONS OF UNDUE IN- FLUENCE ALSO MADE. —— . ations for Letters of Adminis- ition Show a Peculiar State of Affairs in the Swei- Appl ADVERTISEMENTS. ABSOLUTE SEC [ L o et 4 R e e o o e S e @ e D490 p-oé 4 v R e S S0 SO S DD AN S THE OVERDUE FLEET IN HEAVY WEATHER OFF THE HORN, DD DO O+ unt It was divided equally , Ma nd Carrie y w f & deceased s ¢ sges we of the will. Then URITY. Genuine CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS must bear signature of o SEE GENUINE WRAPPER Price | 25 Comts | |FOR HEADACKE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIQUSKESS. FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR COMSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN FOR THE COMPLEXION GENTLNE MUST RAVE S40NATURE. muyvm,%.#;—c SEE GENUINE WRAPPER R PRINTED ON RED PAFPER” AMUSEMENTS. CALIFORNIA THEATE The Popalar House “CUMBERLANI N NIGHT. [ COLORS.” NDAY (N “WITH FLYING AT) eEMmAa i R s NEY. ! Mmoo " TWO PERFORMANC LITT S TO-DAY ENING ATEST €H HT FOR Y j: PEOPLE POPULAR PLAY HOUSE. Loty ané Joues B PHONE SOUTE 770, TO-NIGHT! 3 TO-NIGHT! MATINEEF TO-DAY. The Gre t Color Show on Earth, . : BLACK PATTI Troubadours STARTING TO-MORROW (SUNDAY) APTER 3 DAY URSDAY. ALCAZAR THEATER. MATINEE TO-DAY and SUNDAY TO-NIGHT and NEXT WEEX. CHIMMIE FADDEN. STRONGEST CAST OF THE SEASON. Reserved Eeats EXTRA NEW YEAR MATINEE MONDAY. CHUTES AND ZO0O. TO-DAY....CHILDREN'S DAY! CONCESSIONS FREE BEPORE 2:30 P. M EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENI MAJOR MITE, The Smailest Actor on Earth HE in Her MIRROR DANCE ELLA BURT Consting the Chutes AND A GREAT VAUDEVILLE SHOW. TO-NIGH SPECIAL! Scveral of the fiercest and live- liest rounds of the Corbett=Fitz- 15¢ 25¢ 35¢ 5OC | ciupiETE CHOPIN PROGRAMMES, - COLUMBIA R Rl AMUSEMENTS. e LEADING THEATIR | CONTINUING ALL NEXT WEEK, TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE. > EPECIAL _MATI | TICKE EVERY NIGHT (EXCEPT SUNDAY). MATINEE TO-DAY. Liebler & Co. Present EPECIAL MATINE 'W YEAR'S DAY. MATINEE ¥ TO-DAY ( Arquet any . any part P‘OSI‘NVE APPEARANCE OF THE GREAT FOUGERE The Sensation of Two Continents. Hi, ATURDAY), DE seat; Balcony, 10c; Thorne and Carleton, Hamilton rigan and a Host of Holiday Attractions and Last Week of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hilton Royle & Co. SW YEAR'S DAY. LE. Har. KET! GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. TELEPHONE MAIN 532, MATINEE TO-DAY. G EST_EXTRAVAGANZA PRO- FRA Beautiful b W, ful costumes, beautiful girls, beautiful clever artists, {1 comedians, Frank King’s magnificent tiful marches, beauti- songs, side-splitting transforma- ce of the enormous expense of his production the following prices will pre- I | TWO FAREWELL RECITALS | SHERMAN, CLAY & CO.’S HALL, THURSDAY and SATURDAY AFTERNOON JANUARY 4th and 6th, at 3:15. VLADIMIR DE PACHMANN. THE WORLD'S GREAT! CHOPIN IN- Seats $2 00, $150 and $1 00, on sale at Sher- man, Clay & Co.’s, beginning Saturday morn- ing at 9 o'clock. STEINWAY PIANO US RACING! RACING! RACING! 1899—CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB-1800 Winter Meeting, December 1§ to December 31, inclusive. OAKLAND RACE TRACK. Racing Monda esday, Wednesday, Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday.’ Rain or shine. o or more races each day, Junces start at 2:16 p. m. sharp, Ferry-boats leave San Francisco at 12 m. and 32:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30 and & p. m., connecting With trains stopping at the entrance to the truck. Last two cars on traln reserved for la- dies and_ their escorta; no smoking. Huy your ferry ticket to Shell Mound. All tr: . Onkland Mole connect with San’ Pablo electric cars at Seventh and Broadwa; land. Also all trains Alameda m nect with San Pablo avenue cars at Fo i 3 CFE : cadway, Oakiand, —These elect simmons and JEFERIES-FITZ- :Cdmlr:f-:" o track in fifteen minut SIMMONS fights, including the | Returning—Trains leave the track a and knotkouts O RS T WILLIAMS TR, Presidont ™ S MAS H. W) . t. Phone for Beats—Park 2. I lT.l‘ox]],'W. % - ¥, but it {s Known to be nearly twice | presented a written ODF ! n Bweigert gets ird d among Wil- 1, p! osition by Carrie Sweigert, a granddaughter, to letters of adninistration being granted to Jonathan Sweigert It states that Adam Swel San Francisco on Novembe E valued at $250 igert died 8, 1899, les his busine: nathan Sw deceased ived and ¢ the rent 1 profits of the e March 1, to February 1, 18 | and profits amounted to betw | $1500° per month, and from February 1, 1889, (o the time of the death of the de- ceased they amounted to about $1000 per month. It is stated that Jonathan Swei- gert is not competent to serve or act xecutor of sald estate becanse of of integrity. It declares he took ¢ advantage of the fecble and wi n of his father and the latter's nce and reliance for the purpose of tly obtaining the money and of the de ed and for the pur- e of depriving other devisces and leg: f the inte share they were han Sweigert is also ac- ing his father's mind and fraudulently rep- z that they did not care for him, it was necessary that his (Jona- that Jona- llecte 1te the rents 1 $1500 and as n Sweigert's) family should live with m 1o properly care for tests and that | the whole of the rents 8 payment of i . were | required for h > te care and support | Tt'ie charged that between March 1, 1897, v 1, 189 n Sweigert d as rents and his own use from February the time of the death of the e further sum of %, making | In January, 189, Johnathan Sweigert, | the opposition dec | ed to his father that the rents and pre | were insufficlent for his (the father's) d that it necessary to sell |a ng and lot on Kearny stroet, near | Post. in San Franeisco. This building and | lot was included in the will and given to all the devisees and heirs. The price paid for the building was $97,500. and Johna- Sweigert is ch bination. ' The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well known remedy, Syrur oF F16s, manufactured by the Cavrrornia Fie Syrue Co., illustrate the value of obtaining the liquid laxa- tive principles of plants known to be medicinally laxative and presenting them in the form most refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the system. It is the one perfect strengthening laxa- tive, cleansing the system effectuall dispelling colds, headaches and fevers gently yet promptly and enabling one to overcome habitual constipation per- manently. Its perfect freedom from every objectionable quality and sub- stance, and its acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels, without weakenin or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative. In the process of manufacturing figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste but the medicinal qualities of the remedy are obtained from senna and sther aromatic plants, by a method known to the CALIFORNIA Fie6 Syrup Co. only. In order to get its beneficial effects and to avoid imitations, please remember the full name of the Company printed on the front of every package. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, W. Y. Foc sale by all Druggists.—Price 5. per bottla WHY Use a Welsbach Light ? It saves all the trouble, half the cost and gives three times the light. satstachon " WELSBACH Sealed Box Bearing Mark ALL DEALERS Beware of Counterfeil Mantirs and cheap imitation brass paris. .o The luxury, comfc coinine “4ad moderate’ charges bave iven PALACE and GRAND - +esesesocsssocse “Phroso Mfg. Co., B nlcla, Cal. — Gentlemen: Inclosed find P, O. money order for 50 cents, for e h"(;l?h Dl;l.lk;l send me one tle of Phroso (flesh). TWO TINTS |10 the beat remeds oot FLESH#% WHITE | of about ten that I have sed afl hav! PARDSO NF5.CO. the skin oo 'y fae 5 FOR THE COMPLEXION From | CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. | ing $70,73005 of this amount to his own use. Carrfe Sweigert claims it is necessary for the protection of the estate and the heirs that it be instituted against Johnathan Sweigert for an accounting nd to recover $38,000 of rents misappro- - | priated. She also prays that his applica- tion for appointment be not granted, but ths some competent administrator be | namea Attorney asked that a jury be n the charges made, » jury to do so will be EV. W. young pri Baltfmore on Dec fn San Francisco la celebrate Holy Cross Church. R will morning in Me( friends in this city order, and withal po dious disposition. W t r he m; he will alwa; the church and the community. clary him: we time. his 1i and where he recelved his early educati He announced his desire to | study for the church when quite a boy, | and whep he had finished his grammar school course he was sent by his to Chicago d . | Joseph's ¢ cs of that city with the deg . From Chicago he went to Minuesota and entered St, 7 | Mary’'s to take a course In philosophy and | the ¥ | Fat McGough is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thor McGough of Mendocino County. His brother, Thomas McGough is a nber of the Mendocino Board o | Education. The y st is sald to | be a man of energy and intellect of a high ssed of a very stu- ith these characteris- it is believed by his friends that he is bound to make a mark for himself in | t h world. He has not as yet | en gned to any parish, but wher- ‘. ¢ be stationed or whatever he ¢ be called upon to do, his friends de- s aad under all circumstances acquit himself with credit to UNEASINESS IN MARINE CIRCLES OVER OVERDUES Ships in Trouble Off Cape Horn. GAELIC IN FROM THE ORIENT THE TRAMP ALGOA ON A REEF AT HONOLULU. —_—— Was Floated, but Will Be a Week | Late in Reaching Port—Santa Fe Steamer Ocean Wave Completed. i s The underwriters are in dire trouble. They fear that there have been a series of disasters off Cape Horn during the month of October, and in consequence every ves- | sel that was In the vicinity of the Cape of Storms at that time is being looked at askance. Yesterday nearly all the ves- sels quoted In The Calil last week as being subjects for reinsurance were put on the board at the Merchants’ Exchange at advanced rates. There is no doubt the | majority of the fleet will reach port, but | all of them are sure to have stories of heavy weather to tell. The loss of the Itallan bark Blanca, bound from Liverpool for Callao, prior to November 4, on Staten Island, was the first intimation that a fleet had been hav- | ing a hard time of it off the Horn. On| October 2 the Blanca spoke Louls | Pasteur from Limerick for Portland. A terrific storm was raging at the time, and during its continuance the B driven back and went on The news of her lc vi Port Stanley to Mo sland. from n taken and \CELEBRATES HIS FIRST MASS IN HOLY CROSS CHURCH McGOUGH, one of the sts who were ordained at mber 23, arrived ning and his first mass to-morrow Father 1gh is a Californian and has many and in Mendocino County, where he spent the first years of | REV. W, E. McGOUGH, Holy Cross Church will undoubtedly be filled to-morrow morning when he appears as celebrant at mass for the first argued next Friday. Judge Hyland inti- € | mated that if the law so provided he | would grant the request. The hearing of the petition for letters of administration et for January 9. than Swe is one of the best known men in Sa Clara County, and has served one term as Sheriff of the county SERIOUS JOKE FOR OWEN W. RICHARDS LOUIS BERGER, AN ELECTION OFFICER, THE VICTIM. Took a Mouthful of a Solution of Carbolic Acid, Thinking It Was Whisky. Owen W. Richards, 20 Dcre street, played a “joke” yesterday morning upon Louts Berger, an officer of the election booth of the Twenty-third precinct, Thir- ty-first Assembly District, and it is lucky 1 pim that a charge of murder was not preferred agains im. early in the morning and Richards vote as he Is well known in the district it was suggested to him that he might get a flask of whisky to help keep out the coid. Richards after yoting went to the gro- cery of William Smith on the corner and talked politics for an hour or two. Smith is a dog fancier and he asked Richards to go to a drug store and get a bottle re- filled with a solution of carbolic acld, which he used for the mange o his dogs. Richards went to the drug store and on his way back dropped into the election booth. He made a sign to Berger and Berger grabbed the bottle out of Rich- ards' pocket and, uncorking it, took a mouthful. He yeiled with pain and ex- pectorated furiously while Richards ran to the drug store and hurried back with an antidote. Berger escaped with his lips burned by the acid. Richards was later arrested by Police- taken man Meehan and before Captain Spillane. He explained how it all hap- pened smarked, “How did I know that Berg uld not know the difference between fc acid and south of Mar- ket t whisky?’ He was put in “the tanks’ ling an_investigation by 'De- tective Ryan, and meantime Berger had sent a note that he did not wish to pros- ecute Richards and asking that he be released. His request was granted. e DRESS SLASHER AT WORK. Amuses Himself by Cutting Pieces Out of Ladies’ Skirts. The police were notified yesterday of the work of a miscreant who has been amusing himself by following ladles on Market and Kearny streets while doing their holiday shopping and cuflmfi a plece out of their dresses. Out of about ten cases brought to the attention of the po- lice the cuts have been identical, Ihuwrn that the same instrument has been usefi in_each case. The police are puzzled to know what the object of the man or woman can be, About a year ago some person took a pleasure in_ ruining ladies’ dresses by throwing ink on them and it is thought possible 1t may be the same person. Wil- hum Bausman, a Deputy Registrar, says he knows of three ladies who have had their dresses ruined by the cutter. —— May Swallow the Whole Earth in Time. A man came to San Frafclsco a short | time ago to ralse money to get his $50,000 | yacht out of pawn, so to speak, in Homuo- fulu. He is a very gentlemanly appearing fellow and really owns the boat, but, gra- | clous! what a history he has! He man- a to have the vacht released and {s now cruising in the South Seas under very unique conditions. Some say he fs the “Prince of Confidence Men.” Read about him in next Sunday’'s Call and then draw your own conclusions. —_————— ‘Will Bore for Oil. Artieles of incorporation of the Uncle Sam Oil and Development Company were | filea {eslerda&’l‘he capital stock is $500,- 000, of which has been subscribed. The directors are Richard Spreckels, Walter J. ‘Wayte, Victor D. Duboce, Albert So berg, Nathan Bibo, Paul H. Bosworth, Simon Hochstadter, Herman Friesleben Jand Milton H. Cook. there cabled to England. Nothing has | been heard of the Louis Pasteur since | that date, and 25 per cent reinsurance | was at once offered on her. The news of the loss of a French bark | on the Falklands has been circulated; the | Blackbraes, from Newcastle, England, for this port, had to put Into Stanley on Oc- tober 23 'with the loss of fourteen salls and her steering geardamaged: the Canro- bert, from Hamburg, was so long round- ing the Horn that she had to put Into Val- araiso for water, and the Emille Gal- | ine, from Swansea, had to put into Rio | de Janeiro partially dismasted. news of the loss of the French bhark on | the Falklands has not been confirmed but the rumor, coupled with the authen tic news, has given the insurance people | a scare, and they are now offering the following rates on vessels bound to Pa- | cific Coast ports: French bark Louis Pasteur, Limerick for Portland, 25 per cent; French bark General Neumayer, Swansea for San Francisco per cent; nch bark Nor- mandi sea for San ancisco, 7| ch bark General Turenne, Franci 7 per cent; French bark ( S for San Francisco, 7 per cent; French bark Jules Verne, St. Nazaire for a, 7 British ship Godl for San Francisc Rajore, Newecastle, ngland, for Francisco, 7 per cent; British ship Mat- terhorn, Antwerp for San Francisco, 10 per cent; British ship Australian, Cardift for San Francisco, 15 per cent. The Occidental and (Ifirlanlnl Steamship Company's steamer Gaelic arrived from the Orient yesterday and was sent into quarantine. She brought up sixty-five | cabin passenger: many of whom are from_Honolul x European steerage. nine Koreans y-nine Japanese and 176 Chine: A thorough examina- tion the ca ssengers were allowed to land on the Mail Company's tug Mil- len Griffith assengers and the ste n quaran- tine until everything abo has been thoroughly fumigated. on the steamer say the plague was preva- lent in Kobe, and that fires for the burn- ing of refuse were maintained in the streets of Toklo. At Honolulu the disease was reported as having been stamped | out. Ca The passengers ptain, Finch reports that the big freight steamer Algoa on her way here | from the Orient, with over 13,000 tons of treight for the Pacific Mail, had a nar- row escape on the 22d inst. off Honolulu at 9:30 p. m., and while try ing to make port went on the reef. She was got off without much damage, how- ever, and will reach here about Jan- u ary 6. The Gaelic_brings the news that the British bark Nanaimo has reached Shang- hal. She left Chemainus, B. C., nearly 150 days ago, and shipping men were be- inning to wonder what had become of er. She was caught In a typhoon dur- ing the month of November and was spoken by the German steamer Hohen- zollern, with her foretopmast, main- topmast and mizzenmast broken. The captain would not accept any assistance and navigated his vessel to Shanghal. The Gaellc made the run from Hono- lulu to San Francisco in six da; five hours. She had an uneventful passage all the way from Hongkong. The United States transport Warren was at Honolulu when the plague broke out. As soon as he heard the news Captain Hart took his ship into the stream and soon after sailed for Manila. Every pre- caution was taken on the transport, and there was not the slightest trace of sick- ness aboard when the Warren safled. The remodeled ferry steamer Ocean Wave will be ready for service on the Santa Fe route the first week in Januar; She has been renewed from keel to gu; wale and is now practically a new ves- gel. Her cabins are similar to those on the San Rafael and are finished in hard- wood. All the staterooms have been torn out and made into one large room. 'n which everything for the comfort of pas. sengers has been placed Artistic Posters That Are WOnh’ Having. The poster collecting craze is just as strong as ever. Often high prices have been pald for those of exceptional merit. The same also holds true of calendars for 1900; everybody wants one, and the more artistic it is the better. The Call tn its Sunday magazine of December 31 will pra- sent to its readers a remarkably swell poster, drawn by Mr. Cahill and printed | upen heavy paper In specially selected col- | or. Further, there will appear a calen- dar for 1800 that will be most artistic and unique, also in appropriate color, and one you will want for the coming year. | strictly | have been termed | at hom. | there are young children or invalids. She arri ->d* | the George H. Tay Com SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1899, HOW TO BUY FOOD ECONOMICALLY. Copyright, 1899, by Seymour Eaton HOME SCIENCE AND HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. Contributors to this course: Mrs. Helen Campbell, Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster, Mra. Kate Gannett Wells, Mrs. Louise B. Hogan, Miss Anna Barrows, Miss Emily G. Baich, Miss Lucy Wheelock and others. Mrs. Mary Roberts Smith, XIL—ECONOMIC FOOD. Many Americans hesitate to practice v, lest they be considered mean or but it is only wise expenditure cf which is economic. *“A veneration stliness is one of the vulgar vices,” sald Mattleu Willlams, and we require education before we are convinced that a cheap article is not always a mean one. On the other hand, we must be able to see when the best is really the cheap- est. ‘When purchasing clothing we know that its wearing qualities must be taken Into consideration, and that It should be adapt- ed to the season, but we seldom apply the same reasoning to our foods. Yet some food supply much more nutrition than others even at the same price, and our dlet should be varied as radically as our clothing with the changing of the season. The average buyer of foods merely cal- culates the cash avallable to see whether it admits of the purchases which eye and palate crave. The economic buyer also BUYING OF | estimates the human effort which will be required to put the foods upon the table, for time should be expended are care- fully as money. Some housekeepers spend time and perhaps car fare in going to a distant market when they could be as well served nearer home for a very few cents | additional. In some cases it is cheaper to buy hign- priced foods than to pay for service or to use one's own strength to prepare less ex- pensive articles. Housekeepers of moder- ate means frequently find It wiser to buy bread and other cooked foods than to keep a cook. In other countries bread 1s sel- dom made at home, and if bakeries were rigorously Inspected here and kept up to a high standard we should be better served by them than we are with the average home-made bread. True economy, therefore, lies In using our income in such a way as to get the | most out of it under our own conditions. Because Mrs. A buys this and declines that is no reason why Mrs. B should not do exactly the reverse if it Is better adapt- ed to her needs. The housekeeper who never goes to gro- cery and market and does not study the market reports in the papers Is rarely an economic buyer. She is likely to go on in the same old routine instead of varying her menus with the little surprises that may be found by visiting the markets. There are gains to be had in foods well as in clothing when the market overstocked or some odd lot is left over. Cuts of meat cannot be made to order, and the first choice falls to the early vis- itor to the market. Usually it is best to select cne grocery and one market where the bulk of supplies can be purchased, but this need not dclvr[ sional visits to other pla settled us from oc Accourts iould- be weekly monthly with the regular tradesmen, and | cash pald everywhere else. Fuel, water and ice are bills which should be Included in the cost of food and will vary with climate, size of family and other conditions. Yet for the same household it is not difficult to | estimate the amount of these bills for the month or quarter in advance. There certain supplies which are as essentfal to the family table as is water, and the quantities and bills for these will vary so little from month to month that they “constants.” Such are flour and other cereal products, sugar, tea, coffee, butter and milk. Whether flour should be bought by bag or barrel depends upon the capacity of the family for bread-eating. Where other cereals are used less flour s required. As a rule it is wiser not to Keep large quantities of cereal foods on hand, as they grow ran- cid cr fall a prey to insects. The econ- omic buyer will see to it that proper re- ceptacles for e Little is gained in buying sugar in large lots; a supply for the week or month is | usually more satisfactory than to give | space in the house to a barrel. Spices, tea coffee and relishes are best when provided in moderate lots. The average family of four or five per- sons finds a quart of milk a day a fair al- lowance, though more is required where A double ration of milk, however, would add more palatable nutrition to the daily diet than the same money spent in any other way. It Is poor economy for farmers to sell their milk at 2 or 3 cents a quart, | reserving little for their families. Milk taken as a beverage does not always seem to be as satisfying as when It I8 com- bined with other foods. Even if it costs 6 or 8§ cents a quart the economic house- keeper finds it wise to use milk freely ‘n uces and puddings. other fats are used in cooking and olive oil and fat meats appear often | on the table, one pound of butter a week for a person is a generous allowance. Whether the butter is bought in five- pound boxes or twenty-pound tubs will he decided by the facilities for keeping foods. Something will be gained In price by buy- ing the larger lot, but that may be lost if the flavor deteriorates by keeping. Cook- ing butter is never cheap, for it may spoil other good food, nor are the sterilized or renovated butters desirable. Good butter for the table is essantial and home-clari- fied beef fat is Dbetter flavored, more wholesome and cheaper than third-quality butter. Eggs from 15 to 25 cents a dozen com- pare favorably from an economic stand- point with other animal foods, and at keeping food as provided | | | | m | the nutrients required. | courses will continue until such price should be used freely as a sub- stitute for meat. During the winter months they are to be omitted from the menu and will be all the m when they are again abune Meats In all sections of foods, though In the o much less expensive than in the East. If a family is small it is not economy to buy large joints, and even small pieces of the tougher sections will require long cooking and therefore considerable fuel to render them palatable. The truest economy in purchasing meats comes from the ability to see such bargains as may be found in almost any market. The actual amount of nutrition in any plece of meat Is not always measured by its cost or weight. The re tion of edible and non-edible substance must be estimated. An expensive roast contains much fat and bone, and the ac- tual meat may be no more nutritious than an equal weight from the round or neck, which would cost not half as much per pound. Tripe, heart, liver and the like are cheap forms of animal food and when carefully prepared afford va ety. Beef and mutton must be the mal pendence of the economic buyer; veal a lamb fur- nish less nutrition in proportion to their welght. Pork is a ¢ be used In moderation if ed. Fish should be m enerally used than it is, but some varieties are much more substantial than others. It Is not ary to provide as large a quantity almon as of cod, f. the former Is richer in and more satisfying; more- over, the cod, though much cheaper t the salmon, will have a larger proport of skin, bone and other uneatable mate- rial. Shell fish are decidedly exp in proportion to the nutri 1 they taln. A pound of lobster is by no means a pound of meat. Frofessor Atwater's analyses show that a quart of oysters costing from 30 to 40 cents afford little If any more nutriment than a quart of milk costing one-fifth as much. Poultry is generally considered an ex- pensive food, and there is a considerable proportion of non-edible matter, but at t0 15 cents a pound it will compare favore ably with other meat Cheese is not app ated by Americans as it Is in other lands where meat is less abundant. Pound for pound a cheese contains about twice trition of the same kinds and yet s practically free from refuse. Therefore those who must live on moder- | ate Incomes do well to use ¢ * in com- ination with other foods. Macaroni with cheese affords the same kinds of nutri- ment as potatoes and meat. Dry peas, beans, lentils and nuts are also concentrated forms of food which are cheap. The wise housekeeper provides for occaslonal luxuries by judicious use of the cheaper foods. Stewed peas or hulled corn may have appeared so seldom that they re as desirable novelties as are straw- berries in January. A varied supply of condiments is essen- tial to the housekeeper who would feed her household economically. Herbs, spices, catchups, curry powder and celery salt all have their place in giving oty to the daily dlet, for, after all, the “con- stants, pily cere must be our in dependence. Fresh vegetables and fruits are necessary to supply mineral matter and certain prin- ciples necessary for complete nutrition, yet they are mainly water. It is rarely economy to buy such foods out of season, and even when most abundant it is wiser to buy small lots, beeause of their perish- able nature. Canned fruits have their ce, and some should always be kept on for emergencies. Dried fruits are cheaper than canned and quite as satis- factory if properly prepared. BSuch of these as suit the family taste may be bought by the case. Statlst prove that half the income of the average family goes for food, the pro- portion decreasing as the income in- er Every family can decide for it- self the amount which should be spent for this purpose. The buyer must then use the specified sum in such a way as to produce good results—that is, satisfy the family notions and at the same time give An average ration requires for each man per day sixteen ounces of meat and fish, fourteen ounces of flour and cereals, two ounces of butter and fat, four ounces of sugar, sixteen ounces of fruit and vegetibles and eight ounces of milk. Though more definite figures are.required before we can be sure of a balanced ration, this is some guide to the buyer who would be economic. The monthly bills should be rearranged to show whether one type of food Is being provided in excess and another in too lim- ited quantity. A varifety of food substances is needed, and these may be procured in cheap or ex- pensive forms, whichever our purses war- rant. Aoy Courses o” Instruction. Autumn-Winter Term, 1599-1900. Mondays and Thursdays: Popular Stnd- fes In Shakespeare. Tuesdays: The World's Great Artists. Wednesdays: Boston, Mass. Desk Studies for Girls and Shoo and Trade Studies for Boys. Fridays: Great | American Statesmen. Saturdays: Home Sclence and Household Economy. Thesa February 15, 1900. Examinations will be held at their close as a basis for the granting of cer~ tificates. NOBODY BLAMED FOR THE DEATH OF ROSS Teamster Oven Saw the Car Coming His Way, but Disregarded the Danger Signal. An Inquest was yesterday held by a jury summoned by Coroner Hill to deter- mine the cause of the death of Simon P. Ross, the fruit peddler who was injured while riding on the dummy of an electric car that collided with a truck at the| crossing of Third and Harrison streets, and a verdict was rendered declaring that the man’'s death was accidental and was the result of blood poisoning following the amputation of his leg. No blame was attached to any one, but the testimony showed that the collision was the direct result of an attempt on the part of Wiillam Oven, driver for the 8wrlnnd Transportation Company, to beat_the car across the track, regardiess of the warnings of the flagman at the crossing. Henry P. Rothman, driver for pany. who wit- nessed the accident, testified that it was customary for drivers to disregard the flagman's signals and take their chances In getting across ahead of the car which npp‘lim\ched Third street on a heavy down rade. 'cm-n admitted that he did not look up the hill before starting across, and that when he saw that the car was close upon him, instead of pulling up and swinging h{: l;fim across the track, he kept going ahead. | Secretary Clayton of the San Francisco and San Mateo Company testified that the grade at that point was 14 2-10 per cent, and that the brakes on the car were | music, the Cale | | the best obtainable. He also testifled that the flagman was always on duty, but that instead of hvvdlnf his warning sig- nal teamsters frequently abused him and struck at him with th rr whips. ————————— HYNES SECURED A DECREE. Divorced From His Wife on the Ground of Cruelte, On October 13 last Michael J. Trynes was granted a divorce from Amelia J. Hynes, on the ground of éxtreme cruelty, the custody of his three minor children being awarded to him. Judge Murasky granted the decree of divorce and alded in the effort to keep the matter secret, which was successful until yesterday, when the fact that Hynes had secured a | divorce became public. Hynes s the secretary of the Clty of Parls dry goods store of this city. He | charged that his wife was in the habit of neglecting her home and family and had finally accompanied Matthew Grennan, the taflor, on a trip to Honolulu. The court found that his allegations were based on fact and the decree was granted on the ground named ———— O ——— Chevra Gemilus Chasodim. The. Hebrew beneflclary society known as Chevra Gemllus Chasodim wil give its second annual entertainment and ball in B'nal B'rith Hall next Monday nlghl. The entertainment will commence at 3 o'clock and will consist of a programme of musie, instrumental and vocal, and specialties. —_—— Start Right. Start the new year right with a dinner at that wonderful place for dinneis, luaches and